{"id":1381,"date":"2020-01-30T11:07:05","date_gmt":"2020-01-30T11:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=1381"},"modified":"2023-09-12T08:08:54","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T08:08:54","slug":"capillary-attraction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/capillary-attraction\/","title":{"rendered":"Capillary attraction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An increase or decrease in the height of a liquid as it contacts the retaining walls of a container.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Attraction of one object to another (such as a contact lens to the cornea) when their surfaces are separated by a capillary layer of fluid (also referred to as surface tension).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654] sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-11\">\n<div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>This phenomenon occurs when a fluid ascends within an extremely narrow tube because the adhesive attraction between the liquid and the tube&#8217;s inner walls surpasses the gravitational force acting on each unit of the liquid&#8217;s weight.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An increase or decrease in the height of a liquid as it contacts the retaining walls of a container. 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